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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1962
Kurtha
Winner — 1962
RAMCHARAN SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 37.9%INC 31.0%5 others 31.1%
Votes
13,422
38.0% share
Winning margin
2,469
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.3%
of 68,977
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMCHARAN SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 13,422 | 38.0% |
| 2 | FIDA HUSSAIN | INC | 10,953 | 31.0% |
| 3 | JAGDEO PRASAD | SOC | 7,774 | 22.0% |
| 4 | RAM PRASAD SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,026 | 2.9% |
| 5 | SHEO PRASAD SINGH | IND | 939 | 2.6% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 800 | 2.3% |
| 7 | RAMANAND PRASAD MOCHI | IND | 458 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 38.0%INC 31.0%SOC 22.0%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.